Blanco State Park
Blanco State Park | |
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The Blance River in Blanco State Park | |
Location | Blanco County, Texas, United States |
Nearest city | Blanco |
Coordinates | 30°5′22″N 98°25′26″W / 30.08944°N 98.42389°W[1]Coordinates: 30°5′22″N 98°25′26″W / 30.08944°N 98.42389°W[1] |
Area | 104.6 acres (42.3 ha) |
Established | 1934 |
Visitors | 107,540[2] (in 2007) |
Governing body | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
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Blanco State Park is a 104.6-acre (42.3 ha) park, along a mile of the Blanco River, on the southern edge of Blanco, Texas. It features camping, picnicking, screened shelters, swimming, tubing, nature trails, and a wildlife viewing station. The park is hilly with mostly cedar, and pecan trees. Among the animals seen at the park are nutria, mallards, raccoon, armadillo and squirrel.[3]
Much of the early development of the park was done by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, including a group picnic pavilion.
On May 24, 2015 the park was hit by a catastrophic flood
See also
References
- ^ "Blanco State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Texas State Parks: Natural Economic Assets". Window on State Government. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ "Blanco State Park". Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
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